Meta Accelerates AGI Race: Zuckerberg Unveils Strategy for AI Domination

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• Meta Accelerates AGI Race: Zuckerberg Unveils Strategy for AI Domination

• Rwanda to host Africa’s inaugural high-level summit on AI - (AI in Africa)

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• Samsung says Galaxy AI features will only be free ‘until the end of 2025

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Meta Accelerates AGI Race: Zuckerberg Unveils Strategy for AI Domination - The Verge

In a bid to lead the tech industry's race for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Meta, formerly Facebook, is making strategic moves in AI development. Mark Zuckerberg is directing Meta's AI research group, FAIR, to collaborate closely with generative AI teams, aiming to apply breakthroughs across Meta's platforms. The focus is on leveraging AGI to advance products and services, recognizing the competitive landscape for AI talent and computing resources.

Open-Source Approach: Zuckerberg advocates for an open-source approach to AI development, aiming to prevent the concentration of power and promote equal access. This stands in contrast to other companies that have adopted more secretive approaches to their AI technologies. (Watch Mark’s video post on threads)

Kini Big Deal? (Why does it matter?)

While an open-source approach for AGI development offers transparency and collaboration benefits, it comes with challenges like coordinating diverse contributions and managing security concerns. Meta's track record with user data and privacy issues raises skepticism about their specific implementation of this model. Balancing transparency with privacy will be crucial for user trust in Meta's AGI development efforts.

AI in Africa

Rwanda to host Africa’s inaugural high-level summit on AI - The NewsTimes

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• Want to learn or teach how to read? Microsoft's Reading Coach now personalizes learning for any reading level and it is FREE - Microsoft

• Samsung says Galaxy AI features will only be free ‘until the end of 2025 - 9to5Google

• Coursera sees signups for AI courses every minute in 2023 - Reuters

• Altman says ChatGPT will have to evolve in “uncomfortable” ways - AXIOS

• OpenAI announces first partnership with a university - CNBC

• Perplexity has partnered with Rabbit R1 to provide APIs that will power the Rabbit R1 and grant 100,000 users a year of Perplexity Pro. - X Post

• Enter the New Era of Mobile AI With Samsung Galaxy S24 Series - Samsung News

• Media Alert: Adobe Premiere Pro Innovations Make Audio Editing Faster, Easier and More Intuitive - Adobe News

• Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles - 404 Media

• TikTok can generate AI songs, but it probably shouldn’t - The Verge

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